Taller buildings at the west side of the site protect the courtyards from wind exposure and create a more private residential experience. Treehouses in the woods, they subtly reflect the complex geometries of the forest and paths below—opening at areas of gathering and amenity like this spa area. Here and throughout the mixed-use community, the design offers uplifting habitats for relaxation, work and all the hybrid moments in between. Image by @plo.mp for Mithun
Posted: 02.19.2022
Great spaces are those places where celebrations are held, discoveries are made, friends run into each other and cultures mix. Public art installations, shops and a brew pub reinforce indoor-outdoor connectivity, drawing residents and pedestrians to explore, linger and activate the central courtyard. Image by @plo.mp for Mithun
Posted: 02.18.2022
This mixed use neighborhood concept creates a dynamic live/work community geared toward the Bay Area’s tech workforce. A mix of apartment configurations are interspersed with activity nodes like the ‘think tank’ flexible work and collaboration space, diverse retail and fitness/lifestyle amenities. Indoor-outdoor spaces serve as a vital connector, drawing people to and through the site with a variety of richly textured, engaging and dynamic experiences. Image by @plo.mp for Mithun
Posted: 02.18.2022
Mithun is the first integrated design firm to achieve @SalmonSafe firm accreditation! This is a practice-wide commitment to apply Salmon-Safe principles across projects & to protect and enhance watershed health everywhere we work. https://t.co/hb6wFICTZD #DesignforPositiveChange https://t.co/pzoHAURETl
Posted: 02.16.2022
Indoor and outdoor gathering and study spaces abound at Nuevo East to serve the graduate student population. A variety of scales and range of character provide residents with choice and comfort to align with that moment’s activity and preferences. In addition to flexible seating nooks like this one overlooking the adjacent Porton building, options include visible and social lounge areas in the bustling Exchange building, laundry porches perfect for multitasking, gracious roof terraces with adjacent meeting spaces, and dispersed quiet spaces for focused work. 📷: @brucedamonte
Posted: 02.11.2022
The Exchange building at @UCSanDiego’s Nuevo East housing community defines a welcoming gateway and public plaza for casual moments and special events like farmers markets, concerts, lectures and art installations. Beyond, memorable landscape spaces and accessible pathways connect to five residential buildings that are home to more than 1,370 graduate students. 📷: @brucedamonte
Posted: 02.10.2022
At @UCSanDiego Nuevo East Graduate Student Housing, residential spaces are anchored by the Exchange, a flexible and dynamic space for student life and gathering at the gateway to East Mesa. At dusk, the building becomes a portal of light welcoming students and the greater community to the park-like setting and destinations at Nuevo East. Inside, the student resource center features multi-purpose amenity and gathering spaces, university offices and support programs to promote health and wellness. 📷: @brucedamonte
Posted: 02.10.2022
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Solving K-12 Problems Through the Use of Design-Build
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02.09.2022
Lantern in the Forest. The renovation and addition at @KingCountyLibrary’s Federal Way Library expands capacity and strengthens connections with its forested site and growing community. New reading rooms for the library’s diverse collections are housed within a series of glass and steel pavilions that engage the forest. These sculptural pavilions are positioned to preserve mature evergreens, and open to views of trees, rain gardens and native plantings. Expanded seating, study areas and collections alleviate congestion in the library, one of the busiest branches in King County at the time it was built. 📷: Doug Scott
Posted: 02.04.2022
Immersive environments for reading are key to the success of K-12 school libraries like this one at Blakely Elementary School. Stacked timbers create a welcoming nest for shared stories and independent reading in the sunlight. "Every square foot of our beautiful new library speaks volumes to those in it about how we as a community value books, reading and learning. It is as if the room says "come and read." And the children do... When we think of our school as inspired by the forest, the library is certainly at the top with a full view of learning going on all around us while we curl up in "The Nest" to share a story. It is a very natural place to listen, to use the imagination and to wonder." – Kathleen Pool, Bainbridge Island School District Library Media Specialist 📷: Benjamin Benschneider (image 01)
Posted: 02.04.2022
